UFC officials today announced that verbal agreements have been reached for a number of fights that have been added to an already announced slate, which includes a lightweight headliner between champion Frankie Edgar and Ben Henderson.

The announcements were made today at a presser at Ritz-Carlton Tokyo Ballroom in Tokyo.

UFC 144 takes place Feb. 26 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The night’s main card is expected to air on pay-per-view. It’s the first show in Japan since UFC 29 in late 2000.

The event begins at 10 a.m. local time on Sunday to accommodate a live 8 p.m. ET start time on Saturday in North America.

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